Official Signings, Transfers & Recruitment Discussion

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I think it's fair actually - rep games are a distraction and a detriment to what is essentially a business.
If you have a rep player in your team that’s just the risk you take, that they may get injured and that they will miss some games throughout the season. I’m sure it’s not enough to deter clubs from signing rep players.
 

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Trell, Walker, Schuster, Bateman, The Cheese, Matt Lodge… That is a bit to manage. But I am not going to be the bloke that bets against Wayne. Hoping for the implosion though.
 
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Lewis Dodd could be a gun.
Euan Aiken is solid player.
Josh Schuster - if Bennett gets him firing he could be anything.

Dodd is they key for them in my opinion, if he can come in and be the leader with all those big personalities around him than they'll be dangerous
 

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Dodd is they key for them in my opinion, if he can come in and be the leader with all those big personalities around him than they'll be dangerous
Dodd is **** mate
He got dropped twice this season by St.Helens.
His kicking is poor and he doesn't play on the front foot
 

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Dodd is **** mate
He got dropped twice this season by St.Helens.
His kicking is poor and he doesn't play on the front foot


Ahhh well that's doesn't bode well then.
My reasoning was he's a halfback and they need someone on the field keeping the big personalities in check.
 

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He has spat the dummy because in his contract he was to be awarded a 50k bonus if he played 20 games, however only played 19 games. He was rested in the final game of the season. Now if this is the case, the titans are ****ing morons for not giving one of their shining lights of 2024 a 50k bonus to keep him happy. However he is still under contract for next season.

Bulldogs have no offered him 125k extra per year than what the titans current contract is. This whole 'log jam in the forward pack' is bullshit. Its simply down to money. So for that reason, there is no way the titans should be releasing him. The nrl need to step in here.
 
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Dodd is **** mate
He got dropped twice this season by St.Helens.
His kicking is poor and he doesn't play on the front foot
Watch humphreys slot in and take over immediately
another sharks local junior lost. Supposed to have been on the same De La team as Stonestreet and Dykes.
 

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He has spat the dummy because in his contract he was to be awarded a 50k bonus if he played 20 games, however only played 19 games. He was rested in the final game of the season. Now if this is the case, the titans are ****ing morons for not giving one of their shining lights of 2024 a 50k bonus to keep him happy. However he is still under contract for next season.

Bulldogs have no offered him 125k extra per year than what the titans current contract is. This whole 'log jam in the forward pack' is bullshit. Its simply down to money. So for that reason, there is no way the titans should be releasing him. The nrl need to step in here.
Can't blame him for being angry, that's a lot of money at his age.

The Titans only have themselves to blame. That club has always been a basket case, always run poorly.
 

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How many have we lost that have gone on to be anything special?
Right now, off memory-Sorenson to penrith, Chevy Stewart down at the raiders, Jaeman Salmon and Sam Hughes at the dogs, Reece Robson, Connor Tracey. Fair amount of players.
 

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Right now, off memory-Sorenson to penrith, Chevy Stewart down at the raiders, Jaeman Salmon and Sam Hughes at the dogs, Reece Robson, Connor Tracey. Fair amount of players.

Soro and Robson probably only ones I'd give you here. Although at the same time I don't know if I'd have either starting over our current players in their positions.

Chevy and Hughes are still young and unproven, Connor and Salmon are decent nrl players but wouldn't describe either as a special talent
 

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Bateman to South’s is now picking up some momentum. He has a relationship with him from when Bennett was coaching England and rates him.
Tigers still willing to chip 250k-300k a year to get him off the books.
 
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